Metaphysics
Contributing Articles in Metaphysics
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Philosophy in Daily Life
There are 5 main branches of philosophy. Mind & Soul here covers many of them. Much of the New Age movement and other religions address "metaphysics".
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Powerful Perception Techniques
Perception is a very powerful force. It determines a person's experience of the world. It can be manipulated and changed to improve one's view of the world.
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Does God Exist?
Science comes down on the side of skepticism without making a commitment; but not ruling it out. Religion comes down on the side of faith. But there is another way.
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Mary Baker Eddy Fulfilled Ancient Prophecy
Mary Baker Eddy discovered the scientific principles of healing in 1866. In doing so, she brought the Comforter that Jesus had promised and named it Christian Science.
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Mary Baker Eddy Taught Spiritual Healing
Mary Baker Eddy was a divine messenger. She founded the Christian Science movement and taught metaphysical healing just when the world was ready for a new spirituality.
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What is Panentheism?
Panentheism holds that all are in God and that God is not distant from the world. Furthermore, God can change. This challenges the classical interpretation of God.
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Alchemy of Air — Sublimatio
Ancient Alchemical symbols come in dreams, myths, and visions as white birds, ladders, mountains, and lifting up into air. Ezekiel's vision: "the spirit lifted me up."
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Ancient Alchemy of Earth — Coagulatio
Ancient Alchemy used symbols of earth, fire, and water to coax higher metaphysical reality from the prima materia.
Coagualtio images can appear in dreams, also at death.
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Ancient Alchemy of Water— Solutio
Alchemical change by water or solutio is metaphor for softening of masculine ego in the waters of feminine aspect of personality. Solutio a symbol for blend of opposites
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Ancient Alchemy of Fire — Calcinatio
Calcinatio or calcination process, according to Jung, is metaphorical process of refiner's fire taking soul to purest, prima materia state so full individuation can occur
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What is Alchemy Today
Alchemy from depth psychology perspective has much to say about personal growth, metaphysics, and spiritual transformation. Jung sheds light on true meaning of alchemy.
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What is Natural Law
An explanation of how natural laws fit into the physical and spiritual universe.
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Rediscovering Dialectical Monism
Dialectical monism, a modern term for an ancient belief, offers a compelling ontology which transcends conventional categorization.
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Pascal's Wager versus the Cartesian Model
Pascal was an important figure in mathematics, probability theory and philosophy. His ideas differed from the current thought of his times influencing existentialism.
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Aquinas' First Cause Argument
How can the lives and actions of things be understood? Can all the phenomena of the world ever be properly explained? Thomas Aquinas demonstrates one possibility.
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Plato's Theory of the Forms
Plato, the student of Socrates, was the first great writer of philosophy. His metaphysical position challenges readers to go beyond this earthly realm in search of truth.
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